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entangle

(ɪntæŋgəl)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense entangles, present participle entangling, past tense, past participle entangled

1. verb

If one thing entangles itself with another, the two things become caught together very tightly.

The blade of the oar had entangled itself with something in the water. [V n + with/in]

[Also VERB noun]

Synonyms: tangle, catch, trap, twist More Synonyms of entangle

2. verb

If something entangles you in problems or difficulties, it causes you to become involved in problems or difficulties fromwhich it is hard to escape.

Bureaucracy can entangle ventures for months. [VERB noun]

His tactics were to entangle the opposition in a web of parliamentary procedure. [V n + in/with]

Synonyms: embroil, involve, complicate, mix up More Synonyms of entangle

entangle in British English

(ɪnˈtæŋɡəl)

verb (transitive)

to catch or involve in or as if in a tangle; ensnare or enmesh

to make tangled or twisted; snarl

to make complicated; confuse

to involve in difficulties; entrap

Derived forms

entangler (enˈtangler)

noun

entangle in American English

(ɛnˈtæŋgəl; ɪnˈtæŋgəl)

verb transitiveWord forms: enˈtangled or enˈtangling

to involve in or as in a tangle; catch, as in a net, vine, etc., so that escape is difficult; ensnare

to involve in difficulty

to confuse mentally; perplex

to cause to be tangled or confused; complicate

Derived forms

entanglement (enˈtanglement)

noun

Examples of 'entangle' in a sentence
entangle

Though our solidarity with the rest of humanity, we are entangled in a web of deceit, of hatred and of sin.

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British English: entangle VERB

If one thing entangles itself with another, the two things become caught together very tightly.

The blade of the oar had entangled itself with something in the water.

American English: entangle
Brazilian Portuguese: emaranhar
Chinese: 紧紧缠住
European Spanish: enredar
French: emmêler
German: verfangen
Italian: impigliare
Japanese: もつれさせる
Korean: 얽히게 하다
European Portuguese: emaranhar
Latin American Spanish: enredar

1 (verb) in the sense of tangle

Definition

to catch very firmly in something, such as a net or wire

The door handle had entangled itself with the strap of her bag.

Synonyms

tangle

a huge mass of hair, all tangled together

catch

Police say they are confident of catching the killer.

trap

The locals were trying to trap and kill the spiders.

twist

knot

mat

mix up

snag

snarl

snare

jumble

All our old clothes were jumbled together in the attic.

ravel

trammel

enmesh

Opposites

free

, separate,

loose

unfold

detach

sever

unravel

disconnect

extricate

disengage

disentangle

untangle

untwist

unsnarl

2 (verb) in the sense of embroil

Definition

to involve in a complicated series of problems or difficulties

Bureaucracy can entangle ventures for months.

Synonyms

embroil

Any hostilities could further embroil U.N. troops in the fighting.

involve

I seem to have involved myself in something I don't understand.

complicate

Don't complicate matters by getting others involved.

mix up

muddle

implicate

He didn't find anything in the notebooks to implicate her.

bog down

enmesh

She warned that the new mandate would enmesh the UN in a dangerous conflict.

Opposites

clear (up)

work out

resolve

clarify

simplify

Additional synonyms

in the sense of catch

Definition

to capture (a person or a fish or animal)

Police say they are confident of catching the killer.

Synonyms

capture,

arrest,

trap,

seize,

nail (informal),

nab (informal),

snare,

lift (slang),

apprehend,

ensnare,

entrap,

feel your collar (slang)

in the sense of complicate

Definition

to make or become complex or difficult to deal with

Don't complicate matters by getting others involved.

Synonyms

make difficult,

confuse,

muddle,

embroil,

entangle,

make intricate,

involve

in the sense of enmesh

She warned that the new mandate would enmesh the UN in a dangerous conflict.

Synonyms

entangle,

involve,

catch,

net,

trap,

tangle,

implicate,

snarl,

embroil,

snare,

incriminate,

ensnare,

trammel

Synonyms of 'entangle'

entangle

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单词	entangle
释义	Trends of entangle View usage for: entangle (ɪntæŋgəl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense entangles, present participle entangling, past tense, past participle entangled 1. verb If one thing entangles itself with another, the two things become caught together very tightly. The blade of the oar had entangled itself with something in the water. [V n + with/in] [Also VERB noun] Synonyms: tangle, catch, trap, twist More Synonyms of entangle 2. verb If something entangles you in problems or difficulties, it causes you to become involved in problems or difficulties fromwhich it is hard to escape. Bureaucracy can entangle ventures for months. [VERB noun] His tactics were to entangle the opposition in a web of parliamentary procedure. [V n + in/with] Synonyms: embroil, involve, complicate, mix up More Synonyms of entangle entangle in British English (ɪnˈtæŋɡəl) verb (transitive) 1. to catch or involve in or as if in a tangle; ensnare or enmesh 2. to make tangled or twisted; snarl 3. to make complicated; confuse 4. to involve in difficulties; entrap Derived forms entangler (enˈtangler) noun entangle in American English (ɛnˈtæŋgəl; ɪnˈtæŋgəl) verb transitiveWord forms: enˈtangled or enˈtangling 1. to involve in or as in a tangle; catch, as in a net, vine, etc., so that escape is difficult; ensnare 2. to involve in difficulty 3. to confuse mentally; perplex 4. to cause to be tangled or confused; complicate Derived forms entanglement (enˈtanglement) noun Examples of 'entangle' in a sentence entangle Though our solidarity with the rest of humanity, we are entangled in a web of deceit, of hatred and of sin. Christianity Today (2000) In other languages entangle British English: entangle VERB If one thing entangles itself with another, the two things become caught together very tightly. The blade of the oar had entangled itself with something in the water. American English: entangle Brazilian Portuguese: emaranhar Chinese: 紧紧缠住 European Spanish: enredar French: emmêler German: verfangen Italian: impigliare Japanese: もつれさせる Korean: 얽히게 하다 European Portuguese: emaranhar Latin American Spanish: enredar 1 (verb) in the sense of tangle Definition to catch very firmly in something, such as a net or wire The door handle had entangled itself with the strap of her bag. Synonyms tangle a huge mass of hair, all tangled together catch Police say they are confident of catching the killer. trap The locals were trying to trap and kill the spiders. twist knot mat mix up snag snarl snare jumble All our old clothes were jumbled together in the attic. ravel trammel enmesh Opposites free , separate, loose , unfold , detach , sever , unravel , disconnect , extricate , disengage , disentangle , untangle , untwist , unsnarl 2 (verb) in the sense of embroil Definition to involve in a complicated series of problems or difficulties Bureaucracy can entangle ventures for months. Synonyms embroil Any hostilities could further embroil U.N. troops in the fighting. involve I seem to have involved myself in something I don't understand. complicate Don't complicate matters by getting others involved. mix up muddle implicate He didn't find anything in the notebooks to implicate her. bog down enmesh She warned that the new mandate would enmesh the UN in a dangerous conflict. Opposites clear (up) , work out , resolve , clarify , simplify Additional synonyms in the sense of catch Definition to capture (a person or a fish or animal) Police say they are confident of catching the killer. Synonyms capture, arrest, trap, seize, nail (informal), nab (informal), snare, lift (slang), apprehend, ensnare, entrap, feel your collar (slang) in the sense of complicate Definition to make or become complex or difficult to deal with Don't complicate matters by getting others involved. Synonyms make difficult, confuse, muddle, embroil, entangle, make intricate, involve in the sense of enmesh She warned that the new mandate would enmesh the UN in a dangerous conflict. Synonyms entangle, involve, catch, net, trap, tangle, implicate, snarl, embroil, snare, incriminate, ensnare, trammel Synonyms of 'entangle' entangle Explore 'entangle' in the dictionary
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